Health

Published 10 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY RESTRICTS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE IN ORDER TO CURB SPREAD OF COVID-19, SAYS ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 09, 2020 (SKNIS): Chairman of the National Disaster Mitigation Council, Attorney-General, Honourable Vincent Byron has made it abundantly clear that the current State of Emergency in St. Kitts and Nevis was implemented to restrict the movement of people which in turn will help stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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Published 10 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

HEALTH OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO WORK TO REDUCE POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 THROUGH AGGRESSIVE CONTACT TRACING

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 09, 2020 (SKNIS): People in close contact with someone who is infected with a virus, are at higher risk of becoming infected themselves, and of potentially further infecting others. Against this backdrop, health officials in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to work around the clock to reduce the possibility of community transmission of the COVID-19 virus, said Dr. Marissa Carty, PRO of the Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC).

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Published 9 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Link to Press Release:
https://mcusercontent.com/bb7c8b2d02cf287e7132078a2/files/2114505f-2d5b-4dc1-9705-cddce97cd35a/ESSENTIAL_SHOPPING_AND_ZONING_REGULATIONS_CONTINUE_INTO_TODAY_THURSDAY.pdf

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Published 9 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS NOW AT SCENARIO TWO IN TERMS OF THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 09, 2020 (SKNIS): During an NEOC COVID-19 Daily Briefing held on April 08, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, highlighted the four stages of viral transmission and the four scenarios that the World Health Organization (WHO) describes for countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that the St. Kitts and Nevis is now at Scenario two.

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Published 9 April 2020

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Please see pdf links below Re: St. Christopher and Nevis Statutory Rules and Orders (Numbers 11&12 of 2020) with respect to the ongoing State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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